Goldmatchthe Russian Football Championship1996was heldNovember 16, 1996at the Petrovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg.In this matchtogether for twoyearspastthe champion of Russia-SpartakMoscow (1992, 1993, 1994) and Alania Vladikavkaz(1995).As a result of34-ty rounds of the championshipteamtheyscored72points,dividedamong themselvesfirst place inthe standings.In this case, according to the regulationsof theRussian football championshipin 1996, other indicators ofperformanceteamsnot included-called forthe holdingof additionalgoldmatch.